A fire burned the capital of Chu Yue to ashes. When the Hetao army left, only the broken walls of the once prosperous Chu Yue City were left, still telling the vicissitudes of an era in the gentle sea breeze.
However, under the call of the leader of the country Shenglong, the people of Chuyue retreated towards the territory of Anyue, and the Hetao did not stop them. They just burned down the forest and destroyed the villages in an orderly manner, with the mentality that no one could escape the net.
Step by step, slowly outflank from east to west.
After experiencing the war of annihilating the Eastern Japanese tribes, Hetao has also gained richer experience in annihilating tribes and subjugating the country. Cheng Guochi's Dingnan Army and Li Xiaomo's Poli Army, a force of 200,000 troops, were arranged vertically from north to south in units of guards.
, the distance between every two guards is definitely not more than five miles, like a comb, slowly combing through the land of Chu and Yue, but the comb only combs the hair, but after the Hetao army passed by,
Only the charred earth and corpses strewn about were left.
At the same time, Dugu's northern army also moved towards the south at a slow pace. Wen Touwu mobilized his army several times to intercept along the way, but under the invincible front of the Hetao army, all the towns fell, and then
It was a bloody storm. Finally, under the persuasion of Anyue veteran He Qianyun, Wen Towu and Gong Shenglong, who had gathered the fleeing people of Chu and Yue, gathered all their forces in Huaxi City, the capital of Anyue, and prepared to fight against the Hetao army.
Fight to the death.
According to Hetao's plan, from east to west, Chu Yue and Anyue will be destroyed first, and then they will join the bloody army of 200,000 to completely annihilate Jinhua Mitsukoshi. For Anyue and Chu Yue, all the troops will be gathered together.
Near Huaxi City, Dugu was quite happy. After all, Hetao could completely wipe out the two countries in just one battle.
At this moment, a battle report completely disrupted Uncle Dugu's good mood.
"What? Park Zhicheng actually led one hundred thousand Golden Flower soldiers in Zhuxi City to successfully escape?"
"To be precise, he led 110,000 soldiers and fled in panic. All the 40,000 soldiers behind the bluff were intercepted by the bloody commander, and the entire army was wiped out." Li Xiao, who came with the battle report, said in a deep voice.
"Under such circumstances, Park Zhicheng actually escaped so easily." Dugu took a long breath and finally let out a bitter smile.
Zhuxi City is the only passage from Anyue to Qiyue. It is located exactly in the middle area of Xijiang and Drowning Swamp. However, the Blood Killing Legion and the White Tiger Legion are blocked on both sides. They immediately blocked all Park Zhicheng's 150,000 elites.
Here, and there is a Yellow Turban Army behind the bloody massacre, it can be said that it is extremely difficult for Park Zhicheng to escape.
In order to avoid falling into Pu Zhicheng's trick, Dugu also specially ordered Zhou Jilong and Long Zhishan, who were staying in the east of Zhuxi City, to never mobilize the army without authorization no matter what happened. They only needed to block Pu Zhicheng's eastward breakout road.
A great achievement.
In fact, Dugu did not believe that Pu Zhicheng would break out to the east. Although he could be caught off guard in this way, there was only a white land behind him. Even he had to rely on the continuous supplies of the Hetao army to continue to move forward. Pu Zhicheng
No matter how great it was, it was impossible to survive in such a place. Therefore, Dugu judged that Pu Zhicheng would definitely try his best to break out from the west. Only by returning to the Jinhua Dynasty could he mobilize the national strength of the country to fight against the Hetao and be able to use force.
land.
However, to the west of Zhuxi City, there is a 200,000-strong army of Xue Kill. Xue Kill is the leading general of hundreds of battles on the entire Dongda Road.
There are also 30,000 cavalry who are extremely advantageous and destructive in short-distance sprints, so it is impossible for Park Zhicheng to get benefits from the blood killer.
"How could Commander Xue be so careless and let Park Zhicheng escape?" Li Donggao whispered from the side.
Dugu smiled slightly. After all, Li Donggao was just a scholar. In his opinion, a famous general like Blood Kill would have an absolute advantage in terms of military strength. Referring to previous records, Blood Kill should be a sure win. But he simply
I don’t understand, anything can happen on the battlefield. The Bloody Commander is a human being, not a god. And Park Zhicheng is not mediocre either.
However, Dugu was still very curious about Park Zhicheng's ability to escape the bloodshed. For two famous generals of this caliber, the confrontation between them, even without a raging war, must be an extremely skillful game. The deception and
Being deceived must have been a very exciting battle of wits and courage. There were also thrilling moves and strange moves at every step. It is definitely not something that can be explained clearly in a few words. But what is certain is that Park Zhicheng led the 110,000 golden flower elites to successfully escape.
I'm afraid there will be some trouble in conquering Golden Flower later.
"Just run away. You can run for a while, but you can't run forever. Pu Zhicheng is just lingering." Dugu said with a smile, but there was a touch of excitement in his heart: "Pu Zhicheng deserves to be the number one general in Lingnan. He can actually win from
He escaped from the hands of Commander Xue. In this case, if there is a chance, I must learn his skills."
Park Zhicheng was able to run because his country was still in the west and had not been disturbed by the war. As long as he returned to Jinhua, he could mobilize the power of the country to fight to the death in Hetao.
Che Ye wanted to run away, but his army was now in Anyue, and Qi Yue had already fallen into the territory of a bloody massacre of 200,000 troops. Even if he rushed back now, it would be of no avail and could only add to the bloody massacre.
Wen Touwu couldn't run away, because this was his country. Chu Yue had already perished, and he didn't want to become the next king to do so. Although he was a little cowardly and incompetent, at the moment of life and death, this young king was still pretty good.
Resolutely, he personally led the army to sit in Huaxi City instead of suggesting exile overseas like those domestic ministers.
He can't leave, even if everyone is ready to leave, he can't leave. Because only here is he the king of a country. Moreover, the Goryeo navy is wandering on the South China Sea. Without a navy, An Yue can't leave.
Escape under the opponent's nose is simply impossible. As for heading west through the Drowning Swamp, Wen Touwu really doesn't have the courage. He is not Dugu Yuming, and there is no guide willing to lead the way. Instead of heading towards the direction every step of the way.
Going through the adventure of drowning in the swamp at the gate of hell, Wen Toowu would rather stay in Huaxi.
The fire is still continuing. As the defensive circle of Anyue soldiers shrinks, the encirclement of the Hetao army slowly closes. Wherever the army passes, at a glance, not even a intact village can be seen, and the original lush trees can no longer be seen.
They all turned into charred tree stumps. Under the charred tree stumps, in the open fields, you would see a few dark corpses from time to time, but the soldiers in Hetao ignored them at all. If they were leading the troops in Fengjing, then according to Fengjing
Due to his temperament, as long as conditions permit, he will definitely be buried in peace as much as possible. However, since the leader of the army is Dugu, he is definitely a typical example of killing and not burying him.
"After all, Mitsukoshi's folk customs are too weak and cannot be compared with those of the Eastern Japanese. Otherwise, just the resistance of their people will cause us some trouble." Dugu said to Xuanji.
Although Xuanji has never been to Dongbo, he does despise the resistance of the Mitsukoshi people. Although there are many strong men who resolutely picked up the weapons in their hands, more people either looked at the blade of Hetao numbly.
Cross your own head, or pack up your belongings and run away in a panic.
"Commander alone, we still can't take it lightly. At least, we can't bring this mentality outside the Great Wall, otherwise we will definitely suffer big losses." Xuanji reminded kindly.
Dugu laughed loudly: "Don't worry, military advisor, I have my own sense of proportion."
Dugu did not dare to have the slightest contempt for those outside the Great Wall. The fierceness of the three Northeastern countries and the wildness of the nomadic peoples of the Northwest were simply not comparable to that of Jinhua Mitsukoshi.
After smiling, Dugu suddenly shouted loudly: "Come here, order Li Xiao and Fu Ruoshui, the hunting plan has officially begun!"
Around Huaxi City, the capital of Anyue, there are at least two million people in Anyue. Including those who fled from Chuyue, the total population is even close to three million. With such a huge number, even if Dugu is not interested in the soldiers under his command,
He was confident and did not want to confront the opponent head-on. After racking his brains, Dugu finally came up with a relatively despicable battle plan.
As the capital of Anyue, the most powerful among the three Yues, Huaxi is at least a bit majestic on the surface. The city wall is four feet high, the raging moat is wide and deep, and the Anyue soldiers with bright armor on the towers are somewhat impressive.
The people of Anyue who gathered around Huaxi were comforted a lot. However, these people did not know that their monarch, including all the senior generals of Mitsukoshi, were all troubled by the current situation.
"Your Highness the King, we do not store much food in our royal capital. The people are running for their lives in a hurry, and all the granaries along the way have been burned down by the Hetao army. Therefore, according to the current consumption rate, we will not have enough food for a month at most.
It will run out." Qing Xuchun, the minister in charge of internal affairs, said respectfully.
After all, Wen Touwu was not a qualified king, nor a decisive king. After hearing the report from his trusted ministers, the only thing he could say was: "What should we do?"
Indeed, what should be done is not only a question of food, but also a question of how to deal with the Hetao cavalry roaring past the city.
Hetao did not attack Huaxi, the only city in the entire Anyue Kingdom that is still controlled by Wen Towu. They just forced all the Anyue people to the foot of the city wall, and then stationed the army around, digging deep trenches.
Towering wooden piles and hundreds of mobile arrow towers were actually prepared to trap Huaxi and the two million people outside the city inside.
What troubled He Qianyun and other military generals the most was that the Hetao cavalry took special care of the Anyue people around Huaxi City, greeting them on time three times a day. As soon as the sun rose, the 60,000 Hetao cavalry set off. Li Xiao and Fu Ruoshui's
The Fengwu Legion was all organized into brigades, and they were killing the people outside the city with murderous intent.
The purpose of the Hetao cavalry is not to kill and injure the people of Anyue, but to create chaos among the crowd. The people of Anyue are not a war-experienced military to begin with, and they are even more panicked when they flee here, even if there is the slightest movement.
, even grass and trees are soldiers. Therefore, although the Hetao cavalry's surprise attack did not kill many people, the chaos caused by it, which led to the trampling of each other, killed countless people.
In the hearts of these frightened people, the only place they felt safe was Huaxi City behind them. Therefore, when the Hetao cavalry came, everyone rushed towards the city gate desperately, and then clashed with the soldiers guarding the city.
In the end, huge bloodshed occurred.
"This is not a good thing. If this continues, sooner or later the mentally broken people will break through our city defenses. Moreover, we cannot withstand such consumption." He Qianyun said with a frown. At this time, he finally
I regretted provoking that ancient and huge empire in the north.
"Then what should we do? Should we send an elite army to protect them?" Feng Sanlang said with a wry smile.
He really has no confidence at all in the current war. The battle at Zhujin Ferry has destroyed all his confidence. Now there are only 200,000 defeated soldiers left in the city, and the food reserves are not abundant. Why should he fight with the tigers and wolves in Hetao?
To compete with the teacher?
Gong Shenglong hammered the table hard: "Damn Hetao army, why don't they attack the city now? Even if we die, we must die more vigorously!"
Everyone looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Death is not terrible, at least for these kings and generals who have been forced into a desperate situation. However, the waiting time before death is really terrifying. Death is tightening every moment.
The feeling on my neck is really uncomfortable.
"This is not a good thing." Among the Hetao army, Dugu sat on the ground bored and said with a jar of fine wine next to him, basking in the warm sunshine.
Xuanji was also sitting next to him. The young military advisor who was usually very elegant and careful about his image was obviously not used to the feeling of sitting on the ground like this. But Dugu was almost lying on the ground now, and Xuanji couldn't stand too high, so he had to accompany him
sit down.
"It is indeed not a good thing. When the people on the other side have become accustomed to our raids, the originally tense nerves will inevitably become fatigued. After fatigue, they will become even less concerned about life and death. When we launched the general offensive, we were always suppressed.
They will definitely burst out with great power." Xuanji nodded.
If you don’t perish in silence, you will explode in silence. I still understand the mystery of this principle.
Dugu's eyes narrowed: "Then, we will postpone the attack during the day and give them a hard attack at night. Prepare some fire starter materials. Well, military advisor, haven't we received a lot of cattle these days? We can send them out tonight.
It’s come in handy.”
Xuanji smiled slightly, closed his eyes and quietly enjoyed the warmth of the sun, but his eyes were full of admiration for Dugu.
Huaxi City, which had been noisy all day, began to quiet down after sunset. The people outside the city were in a pretty good mood today. Those damn Hetao soldiers did not launch an attack during the day. This made the people somewhat relieved.
"It would be great if it could be like this every day." Gu Dazhong, who was in charge of guarding at night, looked at the vast starry sky and looked forward to it devoutly.
Gu Dazhong was no stranger to the Hetao. That time he followed General Gong Haitao and fled back to the country from Dahu Road in embarrassment. The main reason was that the Hetao army suddenly moved south, which led to the complete bankruptcy of the coalition's subsequent plans. The combat effectiveness of the Hetao soldiers was
He was also quite aware of the toughness. Especially during the retreat, he was still part of the rear of the army, so he knew very well how the Hetao army killed the Jinhua soldiers in the rear of the company when they caught up with them.
After returning to China, Gu Dazhong rested for three months before he finally came out of that terrible nightmare. He originally thought that he would never have any interactions with him again in this life, but he didn't expect that the Hetao army actually came to him.
The door came, and in such a cruel way.
"Lord Buddha, just send down a thunderbolt and kill all those damn Hetao armies." Gu Dazhong murmured. The Jinhua Mitsukoshi area was greatly influenced by Buddhism that originated from the Mauryan Dynasty, so ordinary people
Most of them believe in Buddhism. However, their words and deeds seem completely inconsistent with their beliefs. When they raped and killed the Chinese people, they did not have any compassion at all.
"That's not the case. The Lord Buddha teaches us to do more good deeds. We are saving them to become Buddhas." The Mitsukoshi soldier explained plausibly: "It is better to save people to become Buddhas than to build a seven-level pagoda. We are following the Lord Buddha."
original intention.”
If this is really the case, then all the people in the Hetao army are qualified to become Buddhas, especially people like Dugu Yuming who frequently kill millions. If this is really the calculation, Dugu Yuming might be able to become the Buddha of the West.
Tonight is another day for countless Hetao troops to become Buddhas.
Gu Dazhong was thinking wildly when countless sparks suddenly lit up in the distance, and then a dull voice sounded in his ears. Gu Dazhong was also a veteran of the battlefield, and he immediately understood what was going on.
"Enemy attack!" Gu Dazhong shouted loudly, and the sharp whistle sound immediately came to mind. However, Gu Dazhong was not very panicked. Although the sound of horse hooves in the Hetao this time was quite rapid and intensive, after the experience of the past few days, Gu Dazhong
Da Zhong took it for granted that this was a routine sneak attack.
But his face soon became extremely pale, because this raid in Hetao was definitely different from usual, and at least thousands of cavalry were used this time.
The sound of hoofbeats became louder and louder, and the sparks became brighter and brighter. Gu Dazhong's eyes suddenly widened. These were not the cavalry of the Hetao, but thousands of cavalry heads with sharp knives tied to their horns.
There were also buffaloes tied with countless sharp knives, and the tails of the buffaloes were still burning, so that the buffaloes were frightened and ran forward desperately.
The Anyue soldiers were not helpless against the cavalry in Hetao, but they were helpless against these rampaging buffaloes.